Malla Municipality

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Malla Municipality
Municipality
CountryFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Department La Paz Department
Province Loayza Province
Seat Malla
Time zone UTC-4 (BOT)

Malla Municipality is the fourth municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Malla.

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Geography

The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: [1] [2]

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References

  1. IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  2. "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2016.

Coordinates: 17°00′00″S67°25′00″W / 17°S 67.4167°W / -17; -67.4167